Word
eulogy
Phoneticseu·lo·gy
US/ˈjuɫədʒi/
UK/jˈuːlədʒi/
Definitions
01funeral speech
n. a speech given at a funeral to honor and remember the person who died.
n. a formal oration delivered at a funeral or memorial service to honor the life and character of the deceased.
“His brother delivered a moving eulogy that made everyone at the funeral smile through their tears.”
“The former president delivered a powerful eulogy, highlighting the senator's lifelong commitment to civil rights and public service.”
Formal
Usage
Commonly used with the verbs 'deliver', 'give', or 'write'.
02high praise
n. a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something very strongly.
n. a speech or writing in high praise of a person or thing; a commendation or laudation.
“The book is a long eulogy to the beauty of the Italian countryside.”
“The CEO's retirement dinner featured a series of eulogies from colleagues who praised her visionary leadership over the last decade.”
Formal · Literary
Usage
Often takes the preposition 'to' when referring to an abstract concept or place.
Antonyms
Real-World Examples
“As Jon Batiste put it in a eulogy on Wednesday, Wilson sounded like the south.” “Based on real events, this new US musical is designed as a loving but warts-and-all eulogy.” Etymology
From Middle English wloge (“commendation of the virtues of a deceased person”), from Latin eulogium, apparently from a confusion between ēlogium (whence English elogium, elogy) and eulogia (from Ancient Greek εὐλογία (eulogía, “praise”), whence English eulogia); equivalent to eu- + logia ("good words"). Doublet of eulogium.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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